Uninteresting Trivial Facts

[Shadow]

On 12/07/2020 at 18:21, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

I am 70 today.

Happy belated birthday. I have been married to Mrs Shadow for more than half your life.

[Wolford6]

There's now a Welsh school in Trevethin. The kids probably still won't pass many exams but they'll almost certainly end up speaking better Welsh than English.

[Rival school fifty years ago]

Edited July 24, 2020 by Wolford6

[Shadow]

The Air Conditioning in my office has been set to 11

It is so cold in here I have to go down to the workshop to warm up every hour.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

On 26/06/2020 at 15:42, Futtocks said:

At the risk of making this thread too exciting and fascinating, I've just bought a new kettle.

 

On 15/07/2020 at 16:08, Futtocks said:

I just bought an electric toaster.

More than 50 summers in this vale of tears, and I've never owned one before.

So, here we are in mid-August, Futtocks?  What domestic gadgetry have you purchased (or are you planning to do so) this month?

[Futtocks]

35 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

So, here we are in mid-August, Futtocks?  What domestic gadgetry have you purchased (or are you planning to do so) this month?

Well, er... I bought some toaster bags as well as the toaster.

And a new remote control for the amplifier.

Let me know if this gets too interesting.

[graveyard johnny]

i have just been browsing property for sale on BERNARD MANNING DRIVE  in perth western australia

[The Hallucinating Goose]

33 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

i have just been browsing property for sale on BERNARD MANNING DRIVE  in perth western australia

Well... I guess the main question here is, why were you browsing property in Perth? 

[graveyard johnny]

27 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Well... I guess the main question here is, why were you browsing property in Perth? 

it was just that a friend disputed the fact that there was a BERNARD MANNING DRIVE in duncraig perth and i had to re check it out to prove i hadnt dreamed it 

[graveyard johnny]

1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

Well, er... I bought some toaster bags as well as the toaster.

And a new remote control for the amplifier.

Let me know if this gets too interesting.

we got one of those hand held vacs from b&m bargains - why? you tell me, it was made in china and if it still works by october i will be very surprised 

[graveyard johnny]

the last 4 cars and vans i have owned have had the fuel cap on the drivers side, the car i own now has it on the passenger side

[DavidM]

I bought a towel holder off amazon which you just stick to the wall and it’s fell off 5 times in 3 days . Once in the middle of the night making me wake up

[Wolford6]

3 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

the last 4 cars and vans i have owned have had the fuel cap on the drivers side, the car i own now has it on the passenger side

That's to encourage your passenger to pay for it.

[Bleep1673]

On 23/08/2020 at 15:08, graveyard johnny said:

the last 4 cars and vans i have owned have had the fuel cap on the drivers side, the car i own now has it on the passenger side

It is a safety feature on left hand drive vehicles, where the fuel tank is further away from the driver in an accident, unfortunately in the UK we have right hand drive vehicles, and the manufactors are too lazy to move the fuel tank.

[Bearman]

I had read once that manufacturers collude with the oil companies in order to get a mix of sides to prevent everyone using the same side in petrol stations.

Here is an article that supports that theory

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-do-cars-have-fuel-doors-on

[Futtocks]

Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols became an old age pensioner today.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

21 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols became an old age pensioner today.

And Al Jardine of the Beach Boys was 78 yesterday.

[graveyard johnny]

there was an unopened tin of sardines on the floor in the next parking space to me in the lidl car park today 

[redsi42]

The furthest I’ve travelled this year is 5 miles.  Holiday to India cancelled one day into lockdown way back in March. 

[graveyard johnny]

i drove past the lidl today, i was going to pull in to the car park to see if the sardines were still there but i was pushed for time

[Wolford6]

Just a reminder that crime doesn't pay:

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18711320.bradford-drug-dealer-ordered-pay-back-261-ill-gotten-gains/

[Wolford6]

Banned new "70" car registration numberplate registrations. Boo! Hiss!

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/number-plates-banned-dvla-rude-18910817

[Wolford6]

Angela Powers is now an English teacher.

[HawkMan]

You can get into a hell of a lot of linguistic tangle talking about Batman and Spiderman. 

 

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

At the time of my writing this, the photography thread has had 3,440 replies.

3440 is the number of one of the iconic steam engines of the Great Western Railway, City of Truro.  New in 1903, it allegedly reached a speed of 100mph on a scheduled journey the following year.  This is questioned by some, but if true, would make it the first railway, steam locomotive to reach this milestone.

[DavidM]

I saw a sparrow with one leg in my garden but he was hopping around quite happily